Stelis (bee)

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Stelis
Stelis costalis, M, Side, GA, Baker County 2015-01-09-12.11.35 ZS PMax - USGS BIML.jpg
Stelis costalis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae
Subfamily: Megachilinae
Tribe: Anthidiini
Genus: Stelis
Panzer, 1806

Stelis is a genus of kleptoparasitic bees in the family Megachilidae. There are at least 100 described species in Stelis.[1][2]

Stelis lateralis

Description[]

One study of the species found they differed a bit from other thieving bees by being hospicidal (host-killing) at all larval stages, and neither it nor its host larva move much, so it is simply a matter of chance when its growth brings it into contact with the host rather than with just the provisions. This is in contrast to other kleptoparasitic bees which usually have their more mobile first instar larva kill the host larva.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Stelis Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Stelis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ^ Emry, Paige. Our Native Bees. p. 78.

Further reading[]

  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  • Michener, Charles D. (2000). The Bees of the World. The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiv + 913. ISBN 0-8018-6133-0.
  • Michener, Charles D. (2007). The Bees of the World. Second Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xvi + 953. ISBN 978-0-8018-8573-0.
  • Sharkey, M.J. (2007). "Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera". Zootaxa. 309: 13–48.
  • Hinojosa-Díaz I (2008). "The giant resin bee making its way west: First record in Kansas (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)". ZooKeys (1): 67–71. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1.17.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  • Sharkey, M.J.; Carpenter, J.M.; Vilhelmsen, L. (2012). "Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera". Cladistics. 28 (1): 80–112. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2011.00366.x.

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